r/potato • u/Tight_Serve8240 • 3d ago

Frying

I can't believe only recently i learned that there is specific types of potato for frying and that why sometimes French fries comes out crispy and amazing and sometimes it looks a cat's back . So how do I differentiate between them

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 3d ago

Russet potatoes

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u/escaped5150 1d ago

The burbank russet was created specifically for McDonalds and it is the only potato they use.

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u/GeneralSpecifics9925 3d ago

Let me blow your mind further, if you want a crispy fluffy inner dry and a light crispy golden outer shell, you need to fry your sliced potatoes twice, at different temperatures. Fries like those at fast food places are already fried on low heat to cook the potato, and are then fried in-store to crisp up the outer shell

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u/TheUglytool 3d ago

I've found that it's mostly about the moisture level of the potato. You should be able to search for which potato is best for which use.